Originally Posted by
Pop N Wood
Wow. Struck a nerve on that one. 30+ year wheel with a heavy rider and never a broken spoke. Sounds like a well built wheel to me,not sure what else one could ask for.
Consider yourself lucky then. 30+ years on a single wheel...if that is what you are implying....is way beyond what most people would consider the life of a wheel. Honestly, the technology has changed so much that most people wouldn’t go much longer than 10 years. Rims wear out in less than 30 years.
Originally Posted by
Pop N Wood
As for never hearing to buy hand built wheels , not sure what to say to that one.
You said people “
state categorically to always buy a hand built wheel”. Are you referring to all people or just a few or a random sampling? I’ve been poking around on bicycles for a very long time and I’ve never heard someone say “without exceptions or conditions, absolutely unqualified, or unconditionally” that someone has to buy hand built wheels. People will often suggest a hand built wheel if someone has wheel issues...which is common with OEM wheels...but I’ve never heard anyone saying that a particular person has to buy hand built wheels, much less everyone has to buy them.